Four sentenced over major Tata Steel theft conspiracy - live updates

NewsLatest Wales NewsLIVEUpdated 3 mins agoFour sentenced over major Tata Steel theft conspiracy - live updates Four men are being sentenced for their parts in a £1.2m theft conspiracyThree Tata Steel employees who conspired with an outside man to steal tin ingots are being sentencedNewsJason Evans Court reporterThree Tata Steel employees who conspired with an outside man to steal tin ingots worth nearly £1.2 million are being sentenced. Thomas Ashford, 35, Richard Jones, 29, and Stewart Jones, 56 all worked at the Tata steelworks in Trostre, Llanelli, and facilitated access to the site for co-conspirator Matthew Membury on multiple occasions, and assisted him with the removal of tin ingots. Swansea Crown Court heard the ingots were then melted down and sold to scrap merchants. Follow live updates from court below and sign up to get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here: New UpdatesToday10:27 BSTA 'persistent and sophisticated conspiracy' Craig Jones, prosecuting, tells the court that the case involves a “persistent and sophisticated conspiracy” involving a gross abuse of trust by employees at the Tata site in Llanelli. He says the conspiracy involved the theft of multiple one-ton ingots of tin which were then sold on to metal dealers with the profits being distributed between the conspirators. Jason EvansToday10:27 BSTWelcomeCroeso / welcome to our coverage of the sentencing of Matthew Membury, Thomas Ashford, Richard Jones, and Stewart Jones for conspiracy to steal. The court has assembled and the hearing before judge Paul Thomas KC is about to begin. Jason EvansFollow Wales Online:X (Twitter)InstagramComments‌ ‌ ‌